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Plain sewing - hemming and seaming - was of particular value for the production of underclothes and basic household linens.  Only a privileged few, however, were able to afford the time and materials for embroidery.  There appear to have been a number of accepted markers in the development of a competent needlewoman.  First a band sampler was completed, illustrating the range of stitches and techniques that the girl had mastered.  Then these skills were developed by sewing a more complex and demanding cut-work sampler.  In many cases the final challenge was the production of an embroidered picture like this one, depicting scenes from myth or the Bible using a wide range of stitches and materials.  This picture, almost certainly derived from contemporary prints, tells the Old Testament story of Hagar and her son Ishmael.  In the centre Hagar is depicted with Ishmael and on the left, Abraham, Ishmael's father.  \r\n\r\nIt is probable that each individual figure or element was sewn independently and then applied to the delicate white satin background.  This meant that the needlewoman could experiment and correct mistakes which would be impossible to rework on the satin.  This picture includes raised work, the technique of embroidering over padding, but more unusually, much of the embroidery employs metal thread.  The tree tops are created using twisted wire while the loose tent flaps use a technique closely related to needle lace.  Metal thread is particularly difficult to work and indicates a high level of skill in this embroiderer.","physicalDescription":"Embroidered picture telling the story of Hagar and Ishmael.  Abraham, Hagar and Ishmael are depicted in the centre with, on either side, Hagar and Ishmael in a tent and Hagar being sent a well by the angel Gabriel in the desert while Ishmael and the empty water jug lie under a tree.  The picture is embroidered using considerable quantities of metal thread.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"silk thread","id":"x30127"},{"text":"silk satin","id":"x33509"},{"text":"metal thread","id":"x30421"}],"techniques":[{"text":"embroidering","id":"AAT53653"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Silk and metal thread embroidery on silk satin ground","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Embroidery","id":"THES48960"},{"text":"Religion","id":"THES48900"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2021NA1590","2015HW3221","2006AE9652","2011EY9789","2017KC3228"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"017","id":"THES311890"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Picture","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"England","id":"x28826"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1660-1690","earliest":"1660-01-01","latest":"1690-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"36.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"27","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"See T.143-1962 for details of design source.","briefDescription":"Abraham and Hagar; embroidered, 1660-1690, English","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[{"text":"Abraham","id":"N556"},{"text":"Hagar","id":"N875"},{"text":"Ishmael","id":"N966"}],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"deer","id":"x29392"},{"text":"angels","id":"x30526"},{"text":"lions","id":"x30150"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":["Genesis 16-21"],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["125-1878"],"accessionNumberNum":"125","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1878,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-05","recordCreationDate":"2007-01-02","availableToBook":true}}